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In criminal trials, a majority of jurors make up their minds about a case after hearing the opening arguments from lawyers.
How will Trump act during his upcoming court appearance in Manhattan? Surprises are unlikely, but his body language and expressions can help tell a fuller story that will go down in history.
Despite several efforts to delay the case involving hush money payments to a porn star, Donald Trump becomes the first former US president to go on trial on criminal charges on April 15, 2024.
With its impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the House exercised its oversight power. How can you tell if it was a legitimate use of that power?
Donald Trump faces ‘double the trouble’ as Georgia charges were added to federal charges brought over his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. And that’s thanks to federalism.
One of the bedrock principles of the American legal system is that no one is above the law. When it comes to indicting a former US president, political factors must also be weighed.
Can you run for president from a prison cell? One man did in the 1920 election and got almost a million votes.
Presidents have historically criticized judicial decisions. But Trump is taking it a step further with potentially dangerous personal attacks on judges.
False business records – not hush money payments – are at the heart of New York’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump. But not all the alleged crimes have been revealed.
The arrest of a former American president is unprecedented, but the nation’s founders anticipated the day would come.
For the first time, a former US president has been indicted, and two scholars describe what it means for democracy – and for them.
A perp walk is often seen as a walk of shame for accused criminals. But this norm is likely to backfire in the case of Trump.
The Manhattan District Attorney will need to prove several different points in its prosecution of Trump. But securing an unbiased jury will also challenge the execution of this unprecedented case.
When former President Donald Trump summoned his fans to protest over what he called his imminent indictment, a scholar of democracy saw it as an autocratic move.
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Professor of Law, Harvard University
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Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Professor of Law, William & Mary Law School
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Associate Professor of Journalism, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Political Science and Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Professor of Political Science, Co-founder of the Political Economy Forum, University of Washington
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Professor of American Politics, University of North Texas
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Assistant Professor of Government, Smith College
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